Cycling After Dark

I started boxing because I wanted to confront fear of violence, fear of being overpowered, fear of getting hurt. I bike because I was told from a very young age that the world is a dangerous place.

Perfecting The Art of Falling

"falling to your death is a completely acceptable and practical fear"

Kenny HamlettGuest UserDecember 22, 2017melanin, climbingncolor, Bouldering, Climbing, Anxiety, Resilience, Accomplishment Comment

Grief, Trauma and Loss in the Outdoors

Then there’s the one time I used duct tape, super glue, and butterfly sutures to close a friend's eyebrow that was split from the mid-line to the corner of his eye.

Climbing with Cancer: Chemotherapy

Chemo Brain. It’s a real thing. Chemo brain is when you lose your memory, permanently or temporarily. For me, I can barely remember the 6 months before starting chemo, most of the chemo months are gone, and several months after chemo are also gone.

Favia DubykFavia DubykDecember 13, 2017cancer, lymphoma, sick, chemotherapy, Climbing, Resilience Comments

Send It! Your Guide to Adventure Sports

Part of what makes shared culture in outdoor recreation so great is the shared vocabulary. However, having to learn an entirely new lexicon can be off putting or intimidating to newcomers. Get a head start with our deep dive into adventure sports lingo.

Bears Ears: In Defense of National Monuments

These beautiful landscapes exist within a continuum of Indigenous culture. To forget this is to ignore local voices, local culture and local communities in favor of special interests. To do so is to disregard our heritage. Bears Ears is a cultural and natural landmark and it deserves our protection.

#ProjectDiversify

Are you a Woman of Color who loves the Outdoors? Want to be featured in a video project that's all about your goals and accomplishments? Melanin Base Camp is teaming up with Brown Girls Climb on Project Diversify Outdoors to highlight the accomplishments of Women of Color in the Outdoors.

My Failed Attempt(s) at Climbing Mt. Hood

I was struggling to stay warm and keep my food down, I was anxious to start moving again whether it was ascending or descending I didn't care.

Rebecca RossRebecca RossDecember 5, 2017Climbing, Mountains, PNW, Oregon Comment

Instructor Opening - Full Time Seasonal Position (2018)

Instructor OPENING
Full Time Seasonal Position Feb 22 – November 15 2018

$75-$80 per day, Room and Board provided (location: Grizzly Creek Ranch, Plumas County, California)

The Road to the Green

So the bug was there before I even landed. I tried to keep my excitement in check...

Adam EdwardsAdam EdwardsNovember 29, 2017diversi, competition, melanin, Kayaking Comment

Four Days Two National Parks

Utah is full of epic natural beauty; there are a total of five National Parks within the state. This past Labor Day weekend, I visited Zion and Bryce Canyon.

Adam MitchellGuest UserNovember 26, 2017national parks, bryce canyon, outdoors, Camping, Hiking, Diversity, Zion National ParkComment

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

All around me under a moonless sky human drama unfolded. Careers were saved or lost on the dark road. I kept running

Danielle WilliamsDanielle WilliamsNovember 22, 2017humor, darkness, running, failure, military, wilderness, Army, ROTC, college, drama, land navigation, Anxiety, ResilienceComment

Before Skydiving, the Idea of Not Having Control of My Life Terrified Me

Before skydiving, the idea of being small and not having control of my life absolutely terrified me. The idea of failing a test, or having a sorority event go wrong, would give me severe anxiety..... Who could imagine that in jumping out of airplanes, I would find my peace.

Nadia MercadoNadia MercadoNovember 17, 2017Paraclete XP, Freeflying, Team Blackstar, Jake Jensen, Latinos Outdoors, Skydiving, SkydiveComment

How I Was Introduced to Mountaineering

We spent the day covering crevasse travel and rescue, kick and plunge stepping, snow anchors, digging an avalanche snow pit, and taking turns sliding down a hill to practice self-arresting, a technique vital for mountaineering if you fall.

Rebecca RossRebecca RossNovember 16, 2017mazamas, bcep, Climbing, Mountains, PNWComment

Who is Adam?

I'm an adventure seeking 20 something who enjoys early morning summits, software development, travel, and photography. You can find me playing around in the great outdoors, or pursuing any number of creative endeavors.

Adam MitchellAdam MitchellNovember 5, 2017Comment

Elwha

When most people talk about the Grand Canyon, they tend to be speaking of the Colorado river in the Southwest of the United States. For those of us residing in the pacific northwestern states a few other rivers come to mind. While the Colorado tops many lists, a different Grand Canyon has called out to me for many years.

Adam EdwardsAdam EdwardsOctober 25, 2017elwha, river, canyon, whitewater, KayakingComment

Climbing with Cancer: The Diagnosis

Some people ask why am I so crazy about training and climbing. My response is, it's my reason for living. I see in most people’s eyes that they think I’m being dramatic, and I usually leave it at that. But for the select few that I share my full story with, I like to believe they can appreciate where I am coming from.

Favia DubykFavia DubykOctober 23, 2017therapy, cancer, sports, relationships, Climbing, Resilience Comment

Learning to Fly - A Black Woman's Introduction to Skydiving

I started skydiving six years ago. I had recently returned from a combat deployment in Iraq and had fallen back into the sleepy routine of life in Kentucky. Beer, bourbon and BBQ and usually in that order. Life was good but I missed the thrill of being stuck on the side of the road in Iraq with one trailer ablaze and another with smoking brake lines--at night with the threat of IEDs and election violence weighing like lead in my stomach.

Danielle WilliamsDanielle WilliamsOctober 20, 2017Skydiving, Adventure, Skydive, Skydiver, Disabled, LearningComment

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